Remove red-eye

Taking a picture using a flash can result in red pupils in a person’s eyes. You can remove the appearance of red-eye in a photo.

Note:  The red-eye tool appears automatically when Photos detects that a photo was taken with flash. To have the red-eye tool appear all the time, choose View > Always Show Red-eye Control.

  1. Double-click a photo, then click Edit in the toolbar.

  2. Click the Red-eye button Red-eye button.

    Tip:  To quickly see the red-eye tool while editing, press E. Press E again when done making changes.

  3. Click Auto.

    Photos removes any red-eye that it detects in faces in the photo.

  4. If red-eye still appears, drag the Size slider until the circle is the same size as the red-eye area.

  5. Position the pointer over the red pupil and click. Repeat this step for all other red eyes in the photo.

    Red-eye pointer placed over a red pupil

    Tip:  At the smallest size, the circle changes to a crosshair. When you position the crosshair over a pupil, Photos detects the red area, so the red-eye disappears with one click.

Note:  The red-eye tool doesn’t work on animal eyes that show the flash in a different color (green or yellow).